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Archive for August 2016

Beer Can Racing, Civilized Sport

August 8, 2016
With Angel Island in the background, the Schock 40 Secret Squirrel (dark hull) and Farr 40 Bright Hour approach the Elephant Rock turning mark in Friday evening’s Corinthian YC beer can race. latitude/Richard
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC The great thing about evening Beer Can races is that nobody takes them seriously. This More »

Drone Cargo Ships Are Coming

As if professional maritime jobs weren’t already in short supply, this summer attendees at an international shipping conference in Amsterdam were introduced to the very real possibility that a new breed of unmanned ‘drone’ cargo ships will be operational before the end of the decade. More »

Trick or Treat Baja Ha-Ha

August 5, 2016
Because this year’s Ha-Ha starts on Halloween, the official burgees are Halloween Orange." latitude/andy
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Grand Poobah is calling this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha, the 23rd, the ‘Trick or Treat Ha-Ha’ because the fleet will be leaving San Diego on Halloween. More »

Olympic Sailing on TV

470 racing on the Copacabana course during the 2014 Test Event. © ISAF If you’re looking forward to watching Olympic sailing on TV, we now have a little more info for you. More »
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A New Take on Drinking While Boating

No matter how you feel about having a few beers while boating, we think you’ll agree that the video below takes a very creative approach to that topic. Made by the Norwegian NGO AV-OG-TIL, it makes the claim that "Boating is an art form best practiced sober." More »

Container Port for Anegada?

August 3, 2016
A rainbow ends on one of Anegada’s pristine, white-sand beaches — an appropriate metaphor for one man’s estimation of the island’s financial potential. © 2016 Peter Whitney According to British Virgin Islands tourism stats, visits by West Coast sailors contribute mightily to that British Overseas Territory’s annual income. More »

Crew Needed to Bash North on Profligate

If you enjoy being on the ocean aboard a big catamaran, or perhaps need some sea miles for a license, you may want to contact Doña de Mallorca. She’s looking for crew to help deliver the 63-ft Profligate 1,000 miles from Banderas Bay on mainland Mexico to San Diego. More »

Clipper Race Closes the Circle

Led by victor LMAX Exchange, skippered by Frenchman Olivier Cardin, the Clipper Race fleet parades under the Tower Bridge to arrive home in London after completing its circuitous loop of the planet. More »

Pac Cup Highs and Lows

August 1, 2016
Because some Pacific Cup entries were still finishing last week as we went to press with the August issue of Latitude 38, it was a high-stress scramble for us to put together the race overview that appears within the magazine. More »

Olympics Sailing Preview

Sugarloaf Mountain towers majestically above Guanabara Bay, site of this month’s Olympic sailing. © Pedro Martinez / Sailing Energy The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will begin on Wednesday, August 3, and run through August 21. More »